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Sex Is Fun: the Twin Problems of Ignorance and Boom
I’m writing this post with this header image in the hopes that it will not appear to be an advertisement for sex. This is not usually a problem I have; most of the things that I blog about are not nearly this much fun. That’s why I am boldly persevering, despite it all. Being a [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2008 under Betty Dodson, Bust, Europe, God, Sex Roles, Sex for One, abstinence, abstinence-only, bdsm, cock, devil, feminism, feminist, feminists, feminists have better sex, feminists have more fun, g-spot, jill-off, open source, religion, sex, sex ed, sex education, sex lives, sex partner, sex positive, sex positivity, sex research, sex toy, sexpert, sexual activity, sexual attraction, sexual morality, sexual morals, sexual orientation, sexual partner, sexual pleasure, sexual relations, sexual responsibility, sexuality, sexually transmitted infections, tristan taormino, viagra.
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Newsflash: Ignorance is Not Bliss! (Abstinence and Why It Sucks)
The BBC reported in August that abstinence-only sex education programs are not working in the United States. Shockingly, studies found that avoiding education about sex does not reduce risks of teen pregnancy or slow the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. It turns out that sex is so good that even pretending it doesn’t exist does [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2008 under abstinence, abstinence-only, educate, education, pregnancy, pregnant, premarital sex, sex, sex ed, sex education, sex positive, sex positivity, sex research, sexual activity, sexual attraction, sexuality, sexually transmitted infections.
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Let's Talk About . . . Euphemisms
Right. So recently, my eighteen-year old little brother left home on his first major excursion without adult supervision. I was talking about this trip with my momma, and she asked me if I would be willing to give my bro the sex talk and drop him some condoms. Of course, I was totally cool with [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2007 under 30 Rock, Girls Gone Wild, Penn State, Self Objectification, Tina Fey, bimbo, birth control, bodies, catcall, college, condom, feminism, harrassment, menstruation, naked, objectification, period, pop culture, religion, secretary, sex, sex education, sex positive, sex positivity, sexual harrassment, sexuality, shame, sleaze, stereotype, the sex talk, womanhood.
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On Bleeding for Seven Days Without Dying(Or Prince Charles)
As a little girl, I eagerly anticipated getting my period. But not as much as Prince Charles does. Dave Barry once wrote that “When Prince Charles speaks, everybody pretends to be fascinated, even though he has never said anything interesting except in that intercepted telephone conversation wherein he expressed the desire to be a feminine [...]
Posted: June 8th, 2007 under Anya, Aunt Flo, Dave Barry, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, HPV, Lybrel, Lysol, Mr. Burns, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, Prince Charles, big business, birth control, bleach, bodies, cancer, cervix, chemical, corporate greed, dioxin, estrogen, feminine hygiene product, human papilloma virus, menstrual cup, menstrual period, menstrual sponge, menstruation, pad, period, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, pregnancy, safety, sex, sex education, sexual inequality, sexual pleasure, sexual responsibility, tampon, testosterone, the pill, women's health.
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Keep Your Socks On, I'm Cumming: Sex Positivity, Female Orgasm, Scientific Bias
In an article in the College Hill Independent from 2002, Ariana Green writes, “TEACHERS of abstinence-only sex ed have successfully followed Bush’s lead: they talk without ever saying anything of value. It’s an especially sad truth, right up there with the state of the economy and the administration’s hunger for war. Bush proposed to increase [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2007 under A Hunger So Wide and Deep, Becky Thompson, Betty Dodson, Brown University, Carol Queen, Cunt, Cunt: A Declaration of Independence, Dick and Jane, Exhibitionism for the Shy, Federation of Feminist Women's Health Clinics, Female Sexuality, Feminist Frontiers, Global Sex Survey, Hollywood, Inga Muscio, Italy, Lara Kaplan, Masters and Johnson, Museum of Sex, Natalie Angier, Padua, Pornography, Realdo Colombo, Ruth J. Simmons, STIs, Sex for One, The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist A, Time, UC Berkeley, Woman: An Intimate Geography, Women and Gender Studies, abortion, abstinence, abstinence-only, abuse, activist, anatomy, anxiety, arousal, brain, cervix, clitoris, contraception, cultural bias, cumming, education, embarrassment, empowerment, erotica, fear, female anatomy, female orgasm, feminism, gender bias, genitalia, genitals, government spending, herbalist, heterosexual, higher education, horror movies, intercourse, masturbation, men, midwife, neuroscience, orgasm, porn star, positron emission topography, right-handed, science, science and gender, sex, sex ed, sex education, sex positive, sex research, sex work, sex workers, sexpert, sexual pleasure, sexually transmitted infections, sin, speculum, stripper, trance, violence against women.
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